A Change In the Trade
Ok, apparently the trade has changed and in place of Coke and Kontos are McCutchen and Karstens. I would rather have Coke or Kontos than Karstens, higher upsides even with the problems, but McCutchen is a better addition for Pittsburgh.
This doesn't change my opinion of the trade at all, still a very good one for the Yankees. And, remember that Hughes and Kennedy are still Yankees. If they live up to their potential and you have a rotation of Joba, Wang, Hughes and Kennedy plus someone in 2009, the Yankees will be just fine.
UPDATE 3:05pm: Nady is in the lineup and Gardner has been sent down. Hawkins has been DFA'ed as well so the news is good.
